tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post7198064538117768672..comments2023-10-26T08:02:44.948-04:00Comments on Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State: Pelto Pelts Malloy, Has He Won?Don Pescihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-52088421709556965582014-01-30T11:44:18.177-05:002014-01-30T11:44:18.177-05:00It was often argued that we shouldn't turn ove...It was often argued that we shouldn't turn over the medical service sector to the government lest it treat us like the DMV. All the while we require our kids to submit to an inhumane bureaucratic education operation for 13 years; 14 or 15 if the universal pre-school agitators get their way.<br /> <br />The left's ideological commitment to public education remains solid despite its manifest failure, despite its grotesque expense, and despite its racial inequalities deemed by our Supreme Court unconstitutional. Everyone with eyes sees that the State education machine is crumby, turning out large numbers of illiterates, while providing little access to truth, beauty, wisdom, or patriotism for those who are able to read. While school choice is apparently not popular in the suburbs, it would be nice if a serious Republican candidate for Governor were to suggest consideration be given to it.<br />-----<br />(Indianapolis, Ind.) – Indiana’s school voucher program is continuing to grow with almost 20,000 students receiving state funds to attend private schools.<br /><br />The Indiana Department of Education released its annual report about the Choice Scholarship Program on Monday. Created in 2011, the<br /><br />Prior to this school year, the state law creating the voucher program had been capped on students who could take advantage of it. In 2011-12, the scholarships were limited to 7,500 students, then 15,000 in the 2012-13 school year. This year, the cap has been removed.<br />http://eaglecountryonline.com/local-article/almost-20000-now-using-ind-school-vouchers/peter brushnoreply@blogger.com